lift impact report 2009

imPaCt rePort 2008-2009

TabLe oF conTenTsLetters from the CEO and Chairman ...........................2

Introduction to LIFT ....................................................3

Theory of Change .......................................................4

Path Out of Poverty ....................................................6

National Highlights .....................................................8

LIFT-Boston .................................................................9

LIFT-Chicago ................................................................10

LIFT-New York .............................................................11

LIFT-Philadelphia ........................................................12

LIFT-Washington, DC ..................................................13

Financials ....................................................................14

Thanking Our Donors .................................................15

LIFT Directory .............................................................20

mIssIonLIFT’s mission is to combat poverty and expand opportunity for all people in the United States.

vIsIonWe envision a day when all people in our country will have the opportunity to achieve economic security and pursue their aspirations.

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Dear Friends,

It has been a remarkable year of growth and transition for the organization that started as National Student Partnerships over ten years ago. As one who has had the privilege of being part of this journey from the very beginning, I am both grateful and inspired by the way in which the organization has met the challenges presented by the economic crisis we all have faced over these past several months. I have watched a strong team of individuals make difficult—but necessary—decisions, while ensuring that the fundamental work of helping people on the path out of poverty continues and that the organization emerges stronger than before.

It should come as no surprise that the need for LIFT’s services continues to be great and I am more convinced than ever of the power of its model to support our communities as they struggle through these tough times. As you will read in the following pages, over this past year LIFT has had a tremendous impact on the lives of clients and volunteers in our core communities, and alumni from across the country continue to find ways to serve. Through the work and talent of individuals like these, LIFT is uniquely poised to serve the increased needs of clients and communities in the year ahead and beyond.

I look forward to working with all of you as we dedicate ourselves to furthering the impact and reach of LIFT’s important work.

With deepest appreciation for your ongoing support of LIFT,

Dear Friends,

I am thrilled to present you with our first Impact Report as LIFT. If you were a supporter of National Student Partnerships, I hope that you are as excited as we are to now be a part of the LIFT family.

Our name may have changed, but our dedication to our mission has not. I feel more passionate than ever about LIFT’s work, especially knowing that the recession has catapulted so many families into crisis.

This has been an important year for LIFT—one full of transformation and big decisions. We have decided to “go deep” in five of our metropolitan areas and have established a strong plan that will enable us to meet the needs of over 100,000 new families in the coming five years, while also strengthening the quality and impact of each LIFT intervention.

In order to focus on this strategy, and as a response to economic realities that have also affected nonprofits, we made the very difficult decision to close four of our offices in Baltimore, New Haven, Pittsburgh, and Richmond. We worked hard to ensure that our clients in those communities had other supports in place and that our resources were shared with organizations throughout those communities.

I am humbled by the truly exceptional people who continue to join and enrich the LIFT family. As always, I am deeply grateful to you, our supporters, for making our work possible. Please know that I’ll never be able to sufficiently thank each and every one of you for your steadfast commitment to our mission.

With gratitude,

Kirsten e. lodalCeo and Co-FounderliFt

marne obernauer, Jr.ChairmanliFt Board of Directors

LeTTers From The ceo and chaIrman

BurSoN-marSteller aND PeNN, SChoeN & BerlaND aSSoCiateS

Several members of the staff at Burson-Marsteller and Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates worked closely with us to refine our language and offer name suggestions. “LIFT” was immediately the favorite contender.

Don Baer Beth Lester Josh WermanTracy Clayton Mark Penn Shawn WestfallDavid Hughes Andrew Nibley

gloBal PriNtiNg Jon Budington, LIFT National Board Member, and his team at Global Thinking in Alexandria, VA, donated all of the paper, printing, and services associated with LIFT’s new printed collateral. Armed with business cards, stationery, folders, this Impact Report, and many other materials, our offices have smoothly transitioned from NSP to LIFT. Over the next few months, LIFT is looking forward to collaborating with Global Thinking to redesign our e-communications and website.

Paul Bailey Kevin Fay Tony StuckJon Budington Jason Kowal

roB giamPietro aND rumorSOur new visual identity comes courtesy of independent designer Rob Giampietro and his collaborators at Rumors design collective in Brooklyn, NY. Rob, Holly, Renda, and Andy were able to channel what we as an organization had already accomplished and what we aspire to achieve in the future. The mark conveys what we strive to do: “lift” communities across the country. Paired with a fresh color scheme, a bold typeface, and the ability to keep evolving, our external identity now matches the internal power and spirit of LIFT clients, volunteers, and supporters.

Rob Giampietro Renda MortonHolly Gressley Andy Pressman

LIFT officially launched its new brand in July 2009, thanks in large part to pro bono support and in-kind donations. We would like to highlight the efforts of those who contributed to our renaming process and thank them for their hard work.

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Theory oF changeTheory of the ProblemNearly 40 million Americans—one in eight individuals—live below the poverty line.1 According to the federal poverty measure, a family of four is considered below the poverty line if it earns less than $22,050 a year.2 This translates into an average of $15 per person per day to cover all needs, from food and bus fare to doctor’s appointments and utility bills.

The implausibility of living on this amount of money in America today is alarming, but even more concerning is the reality that the number of Americans living in poverty will significantly—and precipitously—grow in the coming months and years as the economic downturn is fully realized.3

Poverty is a complex and multi-faceted problem and all of its associated issues—unemployment, homelessness, hunger, illiteracy, health care costs, and more—are interlinked. Yet our social services system does not reflect this reality. In order to secure needed resources, poor families must navigate highly complex and confusing bureaucracies, making access to basic services and benefits challenging.

On the policy front, we have failed to make the elimination of domestic poverty a national priority despite the amount we as a country know about the persistence and growth of poverty in the United States. We have not prioritized the necessary policies and investments that could pull millions of families out of poverty.

Theory of ChangeWith a mission to combat poverty and expand opportunity for all people in the United States, LIFT’s model pursues two distinct paths. First, low-income individuals (clients) work with trained volunteers to obtain access to necessities—secure income, housing, health care, and education—that enable families to survive and thrive. LIFT’s services are free of cost and without eligibility requirements, ensuring that any individual in need can access resources.

Second, LIFT trains a corps of volunteers in a variety of issue areas to prepare them to work within the context of client needs. Their exposure to the challenges presented to low-income families serves as a transformative experience, and LIFT alumni go on to pursue careers across all sectors and become lifelong leaders in the effort to improve the practices and policies that aim to eliminate poverty.

1 “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008,” U.S. Census Bureau2 “The 2009 HHS Poverty Guidelines: One Version of the [U.S.] Federal Poverty Measure,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services3 ”Simulating the Effect of the ‘Great Recession’ on Poverty,” Emily Monea and Isabel V. Sawhill, The Brookings Institution

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miSSioN: Combat poverty and expand opportunity for all people in the

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Clients and trained volunteers work one-on-one to find jobs, secure safe and stable housing, make ends meet through public benefits and tax credits, and obtain quality referrals.

The LIFT experience pushes volunteers to grapple with our country’s most challenging is-sues related to poverty, race, inequality, and policy.

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meet liFt alumna Deanna SinghIn 1999, as a Fordham University undergraduate, Deanna Singh founded LIFT-The Bronx, now the organization’s New York City anchor. It was Deanna’s prior work as a youth program director and a tutor in the Bronx that compelled her to establish LIFT in her community. Says Deanna, “The whole concept directly addressed an issue that I saw over and over again with the families in the neighborhood. I did not know one person that did not want to work—they just had something in the way. I loved the idea of having an entire organization dedicated to helping them alleviate whatever that something was.”

After graduating from Fordham in 2001, Deanna went on to receive her Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown, she participated in the Washington DC Street Law Project, a program she later replicated in her hometown of Milwaukee, WI, where she returned after law school to become a public defender and professor at Marquette Law School. The project puts law students into local high schools where they teach introductory law classes, host a city-wide mock trial, and interact with the community on multiple levels. Deanna has since completed a yearlong fellowship with Building Excellent Schools, and in 2007, at only 27, she launched the Milwaukee Renaissance Academy, a public charter school designed to put students on a track toward higher education.

Deanna says that her time with LIFT influenced all the steps on her impressive career path. “I have dedicated my entire career to serving underserved and underrepresented urban communities. Everything that I learned with LIFT has become part of my approach to that service,” she says. And to the benefit of thousands of families in the Bronx, DC, and Milwaukee, it was at LIFT that she became a social entrepreneur: “I started an organization as a college student. That gave me tremendous courage later on in life to embark on other ventures that people often considered unrealistic.”

...create positive change

ViSioN: One day, all people will have the opportunity to achieve economic

security and pursue their aspirations.

Clients make concrete and tangible progress on the path to opportunity including access to:• Stable housing • Stable income/employment• Education and job training• Health care • Basic necessities (food, clothing, transportation, etc.)

Short Term:Volunteers are transformed and educated by the experience.

Long Term:Alumni become lifelong leaders in the fight to decrease poverty and expand opportunity for all families in America.

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PaTh ouT oF PoverTy

LIFT believes that there are five essential asset areas—basic necessities, employment/financial stability, housing, education and training, and health care—that are vital for individual and family success on the path out of poverty. By working one-on-one with LIFT volunteers to find jobs, secure safe and stable housing, make ends meet through public benefits and tax credits, and obtain quality referrals for services like childcare and health care, LIFT clients are able to holistically address their immediate and long-term needs while making concrete steps towards realizing their greater dreams and aspirations.

In the process of working toward their goals, LIFT clients develop an important internal “toolkit” for progress and resiliency that enables them to move forward independently and bounce back from challenges and setbacks. With the support of LIFT volunteers, clients strengthen their goal-setting abilities, problem-solving skills, knowledge of key community resources, self-confidence, and ability to advocate for themselves and their families.

Community members come to liFt with a highly complex set of interrelated needs:

Volunteers help clients achieve:

together, volunteers and clients take the following actions:

Basic NecessitiesSecure source of food, transportation, clothing, etc.

Housing Secure stable housing

Employment/Financial Stability

Secure stable income through employment and/or benefits

Education and TrainingSecure entry into education and training programs

Health CareSecure access to affordable health care and medical services

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meet liFt Client maria SelamogluAfter losing her job in March 2007, Maria Selamoglu was struggling to get back into the workforce. With no income and little savings due to a recent divorce, she was falling behind on her rent and utility payments. She found LIFT-Somerville and immediately began working with volunteers to update her résumé and expand her job search. With LIFT-Somerville’s assistance, she soon secured part-time work at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Despite receiving a regular paycheck, Maria was still struggling financially. Things took a turn for the worse in November 2008 when Maria’s landlord increased her apartment’s monthly rent. Maria could not afford the increase—already more than half her income went toward rent and utilities—and she was handed an eviction notice. After 15 years of living in her apartment, Maria suddenly faced the prospect of homelessness.

She returned to LIFT-Somerville in tears, and volunteers were able to advise her about her tenant rights, including the fact that with a no-fault eviction, she was not required to leave her apartment until a judge ordered her removal. Maria teamed up with Laura McNulty, who started researching housing options in Boston and then contacted the Volunteer Lawyers Project to help Maria obtain legal aid. LIFT volunteers accompanied Maria to her court appointments while a pro bono lawyer worked with her to negotiate an extension on her move-out date and settle outstanding payments with her landlord. Maria credits LIFT as her support system while navigating the stressful and confusing eviction process. “They helped me mentally, physically, emotionally, and even spiritually. I can’t stress this point enough, they were just there.”

Laura then helped Maria compile the necessary paperwork for emergency housing and accompanied her to an interview with the Somerville Housing Authority. Maria was eligible to receive housing and soon found an affordable apartment in a safe neighborhood, but she worried that she would not be able to afford the security deposit and first month’s rent. Laura reached out to community partners at Catholic Charities and the Somerville Homeless Coalition and secured funds that allowed Maria to sign the lease on her apartment in July 2009.

Maria says, “[At LIFT] they work with you like a partner. They did so much more for me here than anywhere else I have visited. They really care about their clients.” She continues to visit LIFT-Somerville to work on securing another part-time job while she waits for her job to transfer to full-time. In the meantime, it is still hard to make ends meet on a part-time salary, so volunteers have helped her establish a monthly budget and payment plans with her bank to make living expenses more affordable. Reflecting back on the last two years, Maria says, “Before, my life [was a downward] spiral. I lost my job, got a divorce, and then lost my apartment. Since LIFT, I feel like I got my life back. I worked very hard to get where I am today and I did it with LIFT.”

Client Maria Selamoglu and volunteer Caitlin Payne discuss Maria’s monthly budget.

“ at liFt, they work with you like a partner. they did so much more for me here than anywhere else i have visited. they really care about their clients.”

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naTIonaL hIghLIghTs Preparing for the FutureThis year, LIFT focused on its “go-deep” strategy in five core geographies, consolidating resources and operations in Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. As part of a heightened focus on local leadership, LIFT hired Regional Executive Directors in Chicago and Philadelphia, and their presence has already resulted in higher volunteer numbers, increased levels of client service, and a higher profile among community partners, funders, and local government agencies.

Building on the strategic growth planning work started last year with the support of New Profit, LIFT spent the past summer working with a Monitor consultant to establish a detailed five-year operating plan, supported by a clear economic model, that will extend LIFT’s services to over 100,000 new families in need by FY2015. With the help of numerous strategic thought partners, including Robin Hood in New York City, LIFT has also significantly refined its overall approach to evaluation, with an increased focus on outcomes over activities. Much of FY2010 will be spent designing and implementing new client outcomes tracking systems.

Shining the Spotlight: National Service and Social InnovationEarlier this year, LIFT was featured on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer as part of a series on the economy’s effects on “Generation Next.” LIFT-DC Site Coordinator and AmeriCorps member Brian Marroquín and CEO Kirsten Lodal offered their perspectives on the growing spirit of service in America.

After over a year of work as part of the ServiceNation coalition, Kirsten had the honor of representing LIFT at the President’s signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act in April. Only three months later, LIFT Vice President Tony Brunswick joined other outstanding program leaders at the White House for the official introduction of the Social Innovation Fund, authorized by the Kennedy Act, which will identify promising, results-oriented nonprofit programs and expand their reach throughout the country.

In June, Kirsten served on a panel to discuss “Service and the Road to Economic Recovery” at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. She was also honored as a Scholar at the Aspen Institute’s “Ideas Festival” in July, where she had the opportunity to discuss LIFT’s innovative model with other thought leaders from across the country.

LIFT has been working on the front lines of our country’s response to the economic downturn since its outset, with volunteers serving as a rapid response force to help the growing number of American families facing unemployment, poverty, and homelessness. This year LIFT helped more clients than ever before.

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At a time when tax credits have never meant more to families struggling to make ends meet, six of LIFT’s offices offered free tax preparation services to a record number of clients and secured over $1 million in refunds.

oFFiCe ClieNtS tax reFuND eitC

LIFT-Cambridge 132 $180,000 $29,000

LIFT-Evanston 153 $174,879 $78,302

LIFT-Philadelphia 244 $296,000 $103,000

LIFT-Somerville 251 $390,000 $94,000

LIFT-Washington, DC 84 $58,563 $21,183

total 864 $1,099,442 $325,440


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meet liFt Client george uwanawichThis past year, George Uwanawich became a victim of the foreclosure crisis that has swept through communities across the country. George was living as a tenant in a multi-unit house when he was received the news that what had seemed like a stable home was in the midst of foreclosure. He had gotten to know the volunteers at LIFT-Cambridge as a tax preparation client, so he immediately turned to them for help.

Volunteers set to work with George to secure alternative future housing and to access disability benefits for which he qualified. Volunteers also consulted with a housing advocate in the Cambridge Multi-Service Center who suggested that George apply for immediate emergency housing.

From there, George and various volunteers worked to reopen his case for long-term disability benefits and apply for emergency housing. George’s initial housing application was rejected by the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA). Confident they could appeal the decision based on his case, volunteers worked with George to compile his housing history, worked with his landlord to provide a reference and evidence of the foreclosure, and reached out to housing advocates for advice. After months of preparation, George presented his case to the appeal committee at the CHA, who overturned the original decision and granted him emergency housing. In that same month, George was also approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), providing him with an additional $1,000 in monthly income and over $10,000 in back benefits.

George is now settled in a new apartment and is thankful to LIFT. “[LIFT] opened up a great deal of opportunities for me through their knowledge of community resources and they helped me make connections that were necessary for me to begin having hope again.”

LIFT-bostonLIFT-Boston enrolled 100 new clients in food stamp and/or WIC • programs, a 35 percent increase from 2008. Many of these clients had never needed public benefits before and did not know how to navigate the application process. LIFT-Boston connected these clients to necessary food assistance resources so that they could defray the cost of other living expenses.

Over 500 LIFT-Boston clients received employment services. • Services included creating and revising résumés, preparing cover letters, setting up e-mail accounts, filling out online job applications, faxing résumés, practicing interview skills, and locating resources for professional interview attire.

LIFT-Boston’s tax services yielded approximately $600,000 in • returns for Cambridge and Somerville residents, an increase of more than $200,000 from 2008. $123,000 of these returns consisted of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). LIFT-Somerville is the only Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site in the city of Somerville and LIFT-Cambridge continues to serve as one of two throughout the City of Cambridge.

Four LIFT-Cambridge volunteers were selected to attend the • prestigious Clinton Global Initiative University in Austin, TX in February 2009. The Harvard University students worked closely with community partners to develop a “Commitment to Action” to improve mental health referral services in the LIFT office and throughout the Cambridge community.

“liFt opened up a great deal of opportunities for me ... and they helped me make

connections that were necessary for me to begin having hope again.”

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meet liFt Volunteer Nicole DavisWhen Nicole Davis stepped into her first activity fair as a freshman at Loyola University Chicago, she was struck by a LIFT-Chicago poster that asked the question: “Are you a student leader?” Nicole immediately walked over to the table and wrote her name on the sign-up sheet to find out more. Two years into her volunteer service with LIFT-Chicago, Nicole has proven that she is, indeed, a true leader, both on-campus and in the community.

Fellow volunteers and LIFT staff have come to think of Nicole as a “go-to” person when questions arise about a local resource need. Site Coordinator Nadia Shamsi says, “Volunteers appreciate Nicole’s knowledge of resources in the community. This summer, volunteers would often need advice from Nicole on ‘best referrals’ for clients. Nicole does an excellent job of checking in with a client, ensuring that they have support in other areas beyond their immediate needs, and then immediately connects them to the right resource.”

Throughout the school year, Nicole manages LIFT-Chicago’s online housing database, a free, wiki-based website that allows both volunteers and other community partners to post affordable, subsidized, and transitional housing availability and information. The student-driven initiative has proven invaluable to volunteers and community partners by providing resources for harder-to-place clients like people living with HIV/AIDS and formerly incarcerated individuals, as well as offering Section 8 housing lists and contact information for rental and utility assistance programs. This summer, as a full-time Summer Director, Nicole took even greater control of LIFT-Chicago’s housing resources. She trained seven staff members from four community organizations to use the database, and she plans on training more in the upcoming school year. She says, “It’s awesome to have community partners using our database, helping us keep it up-to-date, and adding new resources that we didn’t know about.”

LIFT-chicago LIFT’s two offices in the Chicago region helped clients secure over • 200 job interviews, resulting in 110 successful job placements, despite severe job shortages in the Chicago area.

As part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, LIFT-• Evanston facilitated a panel discussion for the entire Northwestern University community. The event featured faculty as well as representatives from local partners, including Connections for the Homeless and the YMCA.

LIFT-Chicago partnered with Loyola University Chicago’s Center • for Experiential Learning to train student volunteers from service-learning social work classes. The office also guided the work of a separate group of research students as they conducted a comparative study of two neighborhoods—Pilsen on the West Side and Hyde Park on the South Side—where LIFT is considering opening new offices in the city. The study surveyed existing community resources geared toward low-income individuals in the neighborhoods and assessed service gaps that LIFT could fill.

LIFT-Evanston volunteers helped 153 clients receive nearly • $175,000 in tax refunds, a 52 percent increase from the previous year. $78,300 came from the Earned Income Tax Credit for working poor families. LIFT-Evanston also partnered with the Evanston YWCA to host additional tax preparation sessions on Saturdays throughout the winter.

In March 2009, LIFT-Evanston moved into significantly larger office • space in order to accommodate increased client flow, as well as a growing student volunteer corps. The new location also allows for greater privacy at client workstations and is closer to where many LIFT-Evanston clients live.




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meet liFt Client Quaneesha CuttsAfter her children’s father abandoned the family, Quaneesha Cutts was left to take care of five young children on her own. Not only did Quaneesha need help supplementing her family income, but she was also worried about her children, who were demonstrating behavioral issues due to their father’s absence. The children’s school offered little support, and without knowledge of any resources in the Bronx, Quaneesha began to feel overwhelmed.

She saw a flyer for LIFT-The Bronx outside the Refuge House and contacted the office for help. Volunteer Catherine Groene worked with Quaneesha to create a strategy to find therapy resources for her children, secure legal assistance for child support, and obtain a job in the medical field. Catherine contacted community partners Good Shepherd Services and All About Kids for information on family services. Quaneesha’s youngest son was successfully placed in an Early Intervention Program, which provides therapeutic and support services for children under the age of three. Her other children were enrolled in counseling, as well as stable day care.

With her children’s well-being secure, Quaneesha is now able to devote her full attention to her employment search. She has worked with Catherine to update her résumé and is applying for physical therapy assistant and medical office assistant positions. She has received multiple interview requests and recently enrolled at Bronx Community College to earn her remaining credits for her Associate’s degree.

Of her future, Quaneesha says, “I feel hopeful. I feel less alone. I see a more self-sufficient me. I’m going to secure long-term employment. I’ll be able to pay for things, take care of my children, and have financial security. I will definitely have my Master’s degree and when my kids get older, hopefully be a nurse. The sky is the limit.”

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In 2009, referrals in to LIFT-The Bronx from other agencies • increased by 50 percent from 2008, indicating that there is growing community awareness of the office’s offerings and that agencies recognize the quality of services provided at LIFT.

In line with a heightened focus on community connections, the • office ran Community Partnership Days, during which student volunteers made group visits to partner organizations, including food pantries, shelters, advocacy groups, and community action agencies. The visits fostered deeper collaboration with community partners, and helped ensure that volunteers are making the most effective referrals for LIFT clients.

LIFT-The Bronx collaborated with the Heiskell Enterprise Center • for Technology to host a résumé writing workshop in July 2009 in response to growing unemployment numbers in the Bronx. Using the Heiskell Center’s computer lab, workshop participants were able to access a personal computer and receive individual coaching on how to properly format a résumé and use the internet to perform an online job search. The office plans to continue running the workshops in the upcoming year.

The office created a Local Advisory Board (LAB) mentorship • program, linking student volunteers on the office’s Leadership Team with LAB members who work in a field they wish to pursue after graduation.

“i feel hopeful. i feel less alone. i see a more self-sufficient me. i’m going to secure long-term

employment. i’ll be able to pay for things, take care of my children, and have financial security.

the sky is the limit.”

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meet liFt Client José ortizWhen he first arrived at LIFT-Philadelphia’s North office, José Ortiz expected to simply file his taxes and leave. But upon hearing about LIFT’s numerous other services, José revealed that he was living in a homeless shelter and needed help finding employment and stable housing.

As a former food preparation worker, José’s first instinct was to pursue more work in a kitchen. Volunteers helped José draft a stronger résumé and introduced him to LIFT-Philadelphia’s co-locators at Philadelphia OIC, who were able to provide him with information about their culinary arts training programs. Armed with a new résumé and new information, José began applying for jobs.

José applied for several kitchen positions, but soon realized he was more interested in obtaining a college degree in a field he enjoyed rather than trying to get “just another job.” LIFT-Philadelphia volunteers Tasnuva Islam and Meredith Dean encouraged him to apply to the Community College of Philadelphia and explained to him how he could receive federal assistance through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program to offset his tuition costs. They helped José set up his FAFSA application and apply for several state grants, and he successfully secured over $8,000 in financial aid.

Tasnuva and Meredith continued working with José to find affordable housing so that he could move out of his shelter and into an apartment closer to campus. He was ultimately able to obtain a clean, safe room in an apartment for $200 per month. He started classes this past August, and recently contacted volunteers to let them know that he is very happy in his new apartment.

LIFT-PhiladelphiaWith improved student recruitment efforts, LIFT-Philadelphia • recruited 70 volunteers to serve in its two offices, a 50 percent increase from last year.

Client numbers increased by over 100 percent in Program Year • 2009. With new office locations and increased leadership from two full-time Site Coordinators and its first Regional Executive Director, LIFT-Philadelphia was able to serve 1,200 clients and conducted 3,900 client meetings.

LIFT-Philadelphia was renewed as an official Community Outreach • Center for Pennsylvania CareerLink, Philadelphia’s hub for workforce development. The offices partnered with Center City CareerLink to accommodate the overflow of CareerLink clients seeking personalized résumé and job search assistance.

Volunteers prepared tax returns for more than 220 clients, • resulting in over $270,000 in returns, over $70,000 of which was through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). LIFT-Philadelphia also partnered with three local organizations—Project H.O.M.E., YouthBuild Charter School, and the Southwest CDC—to provide offsite tax preparation services for clients during evening and weekend hours.

LIFT-Philadelphia focused on expanding its Free Application for • Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) services by providing enhanced training to volunteers about this critical resource. LIFT also partnered with YouthBuild Charter School and UPenn’s Educational Opportunity Center to hold three “FAFSA Nights” for individuals seeking support in pursuing post-secondary education.




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meet liFt Volunteer Collin StevensonCollin Stevenson was already a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, a cross-country captain, and an Alternative Spring Break leader, when he discovered LIFT-DC. While promoting the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program at an involvement fair at George Washington University, he saw a table for LIFT and immediately felt that he had to be a part of the organization. Now, after over a year volunteering with LIFT-DC, he promotes LIFT at ASB meetings to encourage others to get involved in their community year-round.

This year, Collin will continue his dedication to community service as a Presidential Administrative Fellow at GWU. He will be working on an initiative to incorporate service learning components into more college classes, while also pursuing a Master’s degree in International Relations. “I think community involvement is a crucial component of learning and feel it should be required in curriculums. I will be researching how students can learn academically through direct service in their community.”

He says that his LIFT experience has given him insights he would not have otherwise had in his college career. “I have become invested in the DC community and the policy of this city. Going forward, I will take with me a new awareness of the power just one individual has to help his community. I know that I can give people hope simply by letting them know they have people in their corner.”

Photo Credit: Chris Mabry

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In response to the surge in demand for social services brought • about by the recession, LIFT-DC organized “Something for Everyone: A Social Services Fair” to connect DC community members in need with nearly 20 social service agencies in one place, at one time. LIFT-DC brought in partners from across the city to offer services from financial planning to food assistance and medical screenings. With the help of National Board Member Jon Budington, the office also recruited a corps of professionals from companies throughout the region to volunteer to provide résumé critiques and interview training for fair participants.

In April 2009, the George Washington University Office of • Community Service presented LIFT-DC with its Outstanding Community Partner in Service Award, recognizing LIFT-DC’s exemplary work in engaging students in the Washington, DC community.

LIFT-DC provided over 630 clients with employment services. The • office also worked closely with its co-locator, the Perry School Community Services Center, to refer LIFT clients to Perry School job training programs. In exchange, LIFT-DC provided résumé and application assistance help to Perry School clients.

LIFT-DC successfully expanded its summer internship program, • which resulted in a 60 percent increase in summer service delivery compared to 2008. Between June 1 and August 31, the office conducted 1,030 meetings with clients.

“going forward, i will take with me a new awareness of the power just one individual has to

help his community.”

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LIFT-DC client Sheila Boykin addresses guests at the home of Nancy Jacobson and Mark Penn for LIFT’s Annual Spring Benefit in Washington, DC. Sheila worked with LIFT-DC to obtain her Certified Nursing Assistant credentials and land her dream job working with veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Photo Credit: JB Yong, Sweet Dreams Studio

(From l-r) Serena Potter, Kelly Mateo, Elizabeth Milbank, Michael Sobel, and Jessica Wyman support LIFT at the 2009 Annual Spring Benefit in New York City, hosted at the Rubin Museum of Art.

Photo Credit: Max Flatow, Max Flatow Photography

revenueIndividuals ........................................................................ $696,423 Institutions ....................................................................... $706,600 AmeriCorps*VISTA ............................................................. $71,158 AmeriCorps*National Direct ............................................ $283,091 In-kind Contributions ......................................................... $87,032 Other Income ....................................................................... $4,237

Total Revenue: ......................................................... $1,848,541

expenses

Program Costs ............................................................... $1,365,101 Management and General ............................................... $176,681 Development .................................................................. $327,667

Total Expenses ........................................................... $1,869,449

Change in net assets .......................................................$(8,890)

net assets, beginning of year ....................................... $248,326

net assets, end of year ................................................ $239,436

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LIFT is grateful for the support of the following individuals, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and universities whose significant contributions make our work possible. This list reflects all gifts received between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009.


ThankIng our donors

goVerNmeNt PartNerSThe Combined Federal Campaign

of the National Capital Area

The Corporation for National and Community Service/AmeriCorps*National Direct and AmeriCorps*VISTA

iNVeStmeNt PartNerSNew Profit Inc.

$50,000+Anonymous

ECMC – Educational Credit Management Corporation

Global Thinking Inc.

Laurence and Susan Hirsch

The Bromley Charitable Trust

The McCormick Foundation

$25,000-49,000The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz

Foundation

Marne and Peggy Obernauer

Larry Robbins

John and Rachel Rodin

JPMorgan Chase

Nate and Margie Thorne

$10,000-24,999Beverage Distributors Company,

LLC

Capital One

The Charles Jacob Foundation

Chichester duPont Foundation

Claneil Foundation, Inc.

Glenview Capital Management

The Goldhirsh Foundation

The Gray Charitable Trust

Richard and Carol Hochman

Modestus Bauer Foundation (Marc Lawrence)

Jan and Elizabeth Lodal

Mark Penn and Nancy Jacobson

The Polk Bros. Foundation

Paul and Sarah Sohn

Virginia Non-Profit Housing Coalition

Wachovia Foundation (Baltimore)

Lance and Lisa West

$5,000-9,999Anonymous (2)

Don and Anne Ayer

The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

Confidence Foundation

Lee and Mindy Foley

Eugene Keilin and Joanne Witty

Nick and Gardiner Lapham

Marc Lawrence

Ronnie and Kelly Mateo

Morningstar Foundation

Annie Moyer*

David Parker and Marian Davis

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC

David and Susan Rahm

Peter and Suzanne Romatowski

Walter and Elise Haas Fund

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Bob Woodward and Elsa Walsh

$2,500-4,999Anonymous (2)

Carl and Tammy Allegretti

Peter Cherukuri and Emily Lenzner

Dan and Susan Christman

Citizens Bank Charitable Foundation

David and Debra Eichenbaum

Irving Foundation

Peter and Martha Kellner

Kenilworth Union Church

Henry and Charlotte Kimelman

Terry and Margaret Lenzner

Bob and Marilyn Mazur

Michael McCurdy and Lisa Ripperger

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merinoff, in honor of Marne Obernauer, Jr.

Al Pierce and Lola Reinsch

Geoff Pohanka and Anne Kline

Billy and Cassie Rahm

Joel Ramin

Wayne and Wendy Rhodes

Rod Smith and Rebecca Mills

Mike Sobel and Elizabeth Milbank*

Beneficial Bank

Will Yu*

$1,000-2,499Anonymous

Bernstein Wealth Management

Bob and Nancy Blank

Jay and Nina Bliley

Dennis and Shirley Bloomquist

Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn

David and Katherine Bradley

Joe Brodecki/Bernstein Wealth Management

Colbert and Mary Cannon

Richard and Suzanne Carroll

Centerbridge Partners Foundation

George Chopivsky and Clara Brillembourg

Rubenstein Family Charitable Foundation (Eli and Virginia Grace Cohen)

Bob and Sara Cusimano

Dirk and Caroline Degenaars

Phil Deutch and Marne Levine

Kevin Downey and Michele Jolin

Ronald and Beth Dozoretz

Tim and Elizabeth Dugan

Ricardo and Isabel Ernst

John and Marie Evans

Stan Freeman and Cecilia Parajon

Lawrence and Lorna Graev

Julie Ha

Jeff Halis

Herb Block Foundation (Athelia Knight)

Harold and Bonnie Himmelman, in honor of Kirsten Lodal

Anna Hoffman

Mark and Karen Holzberg

Mark Horowitz and Jen Koen

Tim and Debra Howard

Ellen Howe

Jerry and Isabel Jasinowski

JHL Capital Group LLC

William Knapp and Jean Milbauer

Rick and Nancy Kreiter

Brian and Ali Kreiter

Samuel and Susan Lehrman

Richard Leventhal

Douglas Maguire

The Four Lanes Trust, (Wendy Makins)

Chris and Nina McIntyre*

Michael McNamara

Susan Merinoff

Jon and Lois Mills

Kathleen O’Hare, in honor of Katie O’Hare

Morgan Oldenburg*, in honor of Katherine Conway

Bill and Lee Perry

Clifford Pollan and Peggy Kriss, in honor of LIFT-Somerville

Matthew and Tina Ripperger

Christian Salomone and Suzanne Fine

Michael and Diane Sapir

Guillermo and Cecilia Schultz

Brent Scowcroft

Thomas and Bonnie Strauss

Jake and Carrington Tarr

Anne Thompson

Donald and Barbara Tober, in honor of Marne Obernauer, Jr.

Raymond and Jean Troubh

Catherine Tyler

William Wallace and Anne Evans

Kevin Werner

Alexandra White

James and Suzanne Woolsey

$500-999Anonymous

Don Baer and Nancy Bard

Edward and Maura Baker, in honor of Amy Baker

Richard and Amelia Bernstein

Bob and Jan Billingsley

Richard and Suzie Bissell

Charles and Judy Black

Joel Bonner

George and MaryAnne Boyd

John and Amanda Cali

Richard and Heather Cass

Armeane and Mary Choski

Philip and Carolyn Cohan

Louis and Bonnie Cohen

Donna Cusimano

Dominic and Rita Cusimano

Ivo Daalder and Elisa Harris

Dalio Family Foundation Inc.

Stephen and Brooke Day

John and April Delaney

Albert and Claire Dwoskin

Hossein and Dalia Fateh

David and Elizabeth Fischer

Julian and Suzanne Flannery

Frederick and Suzie Fletcher

Patrick and Patricia Ford

Chris Foreman*

Fred and Susan Forman

Kenneth and Ellen Forrest

Carol Fox

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ThankIng our donors

Paul Frazer and Tina Alster

Elizabeth Gaffney, in honor of Katherine Conway

Dennis and Holly Galgano

Michael Geraci

David and Elizabeth Gould

Doug and Mary Clare Gourley

Anderson and Mae Grennan

Patrick and Sheila Gross

Mark Haggarty and Amy Stone

Burton Haimes

Tom Hardart and Virginia Shore

Lover and Tizgel High*

Jeff and Karen Holway

Roger Horchow

Joe and Lynn Horning

I Do Foundation

Garry and Kathy Johnson, in honor of Megan Johnson

Paul and Teola Jones

Paul Kalb and Susan Ascher

Robert Kallen

David Karabell and Paula Moss

Joseph Kenny

Martin and Carol Kolsky

David and Karen Levites

Elliot and Lenore Lobel, in honor of Annie Lobel

William Maguire

Jacqueline Mars

John and Gail Marshall

John and Joanne Mason

Ed and Dale Mathias

Theodore and Margery Mayer

Matthew Mazur and Zehra Dincer

Stanton and Lindsay McCullough

Thomas and Eileen McIntyre

Kirk McKeown

Daniel and Ellen Meltzer, in honor of Anne Romatowski

Rob and Mary Jo Milbank

Kunal Modi*

Amreesh and Asmita Modi

Edward and Linda Morse

Doug and Denise Nash

Thomas and Sarah Neff, in honor of Owen Mack Day

John and Gail Nields

Michael Nussbaum and Gloria Weissberg

Phillip and Marge Odeen

Howard and Gail Paster

Michael and Nina Patterson

Scott Pearson and Diana Farrell

Arnold Penner

Phil and Nina Pillsbury

Dale and Kay Pittman

Christopher and Diane Pohanka

Mary Raiser

Jason Redlus

Jack Ripperger and Kathryn Lodal

Eric and Laurie Roth

Philip and Janet Rotner

James and Heather Ruth

Darryl and Alicia Sargent

David and Lisa Schertler

Stephen and Wendy Siegel

Kevin Simmons*

John and Sally Simms

Leslie Simon

Stephen and Martha Smith

Howard and Mindy Sontag

Charlie and Libby Speth

Mark and Katie Sullivan

Kevin and Betsy Sullivan

Diane Tachmindji

William Techar

John and Nina Toups

Oltac and Cecilia Unsal

Antoine and Emily van Agtamael

Robert and Margi Vanderhye

Peter and Jennifer Wallace

Theron Ttee and Letitia Smith

Bob and Pat Wilburn

Mei Xu

Darwin Yeung*

Salvatore Zizza and Patty Theis

$1-499Anonymous (29)

Michael Abramowitz and Susan Baer

Matt and Mary Adams

Robert Alexander, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vann

Tom and Barbie Alt

Rodolpho and Claudia Amboss

Jim and Terry Anderson, in honor of Janelle Rae

Regina Anderson

Melissa Anderson*

Louis and Dena Andre

Susan Andrews

Scott and Teri Angstreich

Susan Lucia Annunzio

Warren and Sue Ellen Appelman

Robert Armstrong, in honor of Kyle Armstrong

Eric Arnold

Rita Axelroth*

Daniel Backo and Eleanor Winter

Ken and Darcy Bacon

Robert Baizer, in honor of Brian Kreiter

Carrie Baizer

Liz Baldick

Howard Balikov and Lisa Rosenberg

Maynard and Barbara Ball

Eugene Bang

Alison Barad

John Barker and Anne Witkowski

William and Cassie Barnard, in honor of Stan Freeman

Michael Barr and Hannah Smotrich

Thomas and Patricia Barron

Steve Barrows*

Maurice and Fran Baskin

Marcy Baskin*

Cricket Bauer

Jonathan Bauer

Albert and Kay Bellas

Adam Benforado*

Anna Bennett

Heidi Berenson

Michael Beresik and Beth Brummel

Adam and Tracy Bernstein

Deborah Bers, in honor of Katie O’Hare

Matt and Lauren Biel

Jake Blair

Jonathan Bliley

Keith and Jacquie Bloom

Zachary and Corinne Boisi, in memory of Luke Boisi

Stephen and Cathy Bokoff, in honor of Jennifer Bokoff

Jennifer Bokoff*

Esther Bokoff

Joel Bonner

William and Irina Booth

Roger and Susan Bottum, in honor of Caroline Degenaars

Karl Bourdeau

Elena Boyd*

Bruce and Laura Brancheau, in honor of Lisa Brancheau

Kevin and Susie Brandmeyer

John and Jane Brickman

Stephen Broache and Miriam Boyer

Mark and Andrea Brodin, in honor of Meg Newman

Robert Broeksmit and Susan Bollendorf

Mary Brophy

Katharine Brown

Sharman Brown, in honor of Gini Christman

David Browning and Nancy Lax, in honor of Shannon Murphy

Edward and Marnell Bruce

Robert and Kay Brundige

Nancy Bubes

Mike Buchwald*

Susan Burk

James Burns and Lucy Owen

Jennifer Burton

Nathan Byer

Claudette Calder

John and Holly Caldwell

Adam Caldwell and Dahlia Neiss

Corey Callahan

Rene Canezin

David Caprara

Chris Carlson

Robert Carmona

Brian and Kristine Carney

Stuart Carrol

Nancy Carter*

Sharon Cascone*

Steven and Beth Catlett, in honor of Samantha Catlett

Frederick Cavin, in honor of Cory Sorensen Logan

Stephanie Chak*

Joan Challinor

Lily Chang

Robert Chartener

Haejin Chung

Gail Claffey, in honor of Rosellen Marohn

Donna Cloninger

Sheryl Cohen

Jessie Colgate

William and Cathy Colgazier

Stefanie Conahan

Jeanne Connaghan

Kevin and Janet Conroy

Greg and Donna Conway, in memory of David Conway

Elizabeth Copeland*

Lindsay Copeland and Carol Goldberg

K. Don Cornwell

Tom Cosgrove*

Anna Constantino

Claire Constantino*

Robert and Jamie Craft

Jon Cross and Rachel Whiteside

Geoffrey and Barbara Crowley

Lucy Claire Curran*

Richard and Suzannne Curry

Rim Curry and Mary Garver

Walter and Didi Cutler

Bernard and Laura D’Avella

Andrew and Celia David

Michael and Antigone Davis


ThankIng our donors

Louise Davis

Lawrence and Carole Day

Rudy and Cynthia DeCanio

Thomas and Barbara Decker

Carlos Del Toro

Peter and Ruth Demmin

Michelle Devereux*

Neil Dhillon

Robin Diamond

Gary Dibianco and Sczerina Perot

Margaret Dimeling

Todd Dimston

Michael and Linda Donnelly, in honor of Colleen Flynn

Marguerite Donnelly, in honor of Colleen Flynn

Kristen Donoghue

Christopher Dorval and Elizabeth Britton

Andi Drileck

David and Angela Duff

Dan and Karen DuVal

Robert Eager

Dillian Edick

Michael Edwards and Jennifer Urquhart

Ray Eigelback, in honor of Janelle Rae

Robert and Jessica Einhorn

Pablo Eisenberg

Arielle Elliott

Mary Emerson, in honor of the Emerson family

Lucinda Eng Garcia

Tom and Kristine Evans, in honor of Tom and Beth Evans

Rebecca Fabbro*

Jacqueline Falk

Parker Farrington*

Loie Fecteau, in honor of Katherine Conway

Michael Feldman

William Fettweis*

Richard Fiesta

Dennis Fischman

John and Catherine Fisher

Erin Fitzgerald*

Janet Flowers

MaryAnn Flynn, in honor of Colleen Flynn

Jim Fogel and Beth Jacob, in honor of Anna Fogel

William and Elizabeth Folberth

Patricia Foo*

Derek Fox and Erica Brindley

Bob Franken

Michael Fraoli

Kathleen French

Peter and Caroline Friedman

H.E. Claudia Fritsche

Robert and LouAnn Frome

Cory and Tara Gaffney

Shelly Galli

General Electric Company

David and Anne Gergen

Andrea Gingrande, in honor of Adam Stoller

Michael Gitter

David Gleave

Eric Glostrum

Daniel and Anne Goldman

David and Felice Goldman

John and Sherri Goodman

Steven Goodman

Goodsearch

John and Marilyn Gordon

Joshua Gotbaum and Joyce Thornhill

The Granoff Family Hillel Center at Tufts University

Karen Gray

Joseph Greco

Michael and Marcia Greenberger

Marcia Greenblum

Rhonda Greifinger

Ginny Grenham

Eric and Elizabeth Grossman

Marc Grossman and Mildred Patterson

Perry Haaland and Pamela Timmons

Stephen and Sharon Haberfeld

William Hagner

Elizabeth Hague

Barney and Julia Hallingby

Jessica Hammerslough*

Frances Harden

Mandy Hargitt

Heather Harr

Roland and Donna Harrid

Henry Harris and Rebecca Fishman

Dana Hart

Robert Hartheimer and Nancy Golding

A. A. and Donna Hartman

Harvard Undergraduate Council

Val and Sophie Hawkins

David Hawkins

David and Barbara Heiner

Joanne Heisey*

Brian and Pamela Henjum, in honor of Matt Henjum

Jason Herrick and Lindsay Smith

Kathleen Hickey, in honor of Bill and Jamie Buehl-Reichard

John Hickey and Susan Epstein

Tiffany Hicks*

Michael Higgins

Ernest Higgins

David and Marja Hilfiker, in honor of Tony Brunswick and Rachel Dickerson

Stephen and Joslyn Hills

Benjamin and Lauren Hilyard

Ken and Caroline Himmelman

Fred and Mary Hitz

David Hodges

Kevin Hodges and Andrea Miano

Ann Hollick, in honor of Amanda Hollick

Pauline Holmes

Linwood and Jinks Holton

James and Holly Hoscheit

John and Marian Hosmer, in honor of Caitlin Krieck

Michael Hotopp

William and Miriam Howard

Hunt and Janet Howell

Horace and Ivy Howells

Benjamin and Gisela Huberman

Lindsay Hughes

Lim Hui*

Eric and Tiffany Hunsader

Robert and Jean Hutnick

Michael Iannuzzi

Jason Idilbi*

Redmond Ingalls

Matthew Jacobs

Rachel Jacobson

David James and Rebecca Burke

Kate Janeski*

Thomas Jarrett and Martha Ann Burke

Laurie Jochum, in honor of LIFT-Chicago

Benjamin Johns and Deborah Waterman Johns

Brad Johnson

Collister and Carrie Johnson

Jack and Sharon Jones

Natalie Jones

Claudia Jones

Peter and Beverly Jost

Mike Iacavone and Alexandra Jost*

Linda Jun*

Tom Kahn and Susana Sanchez

Nathan Kamesar*

Gerald Kane and Priscilla Bijur

Angi Kang

Ronald Kass

Fran Katz

Gerry Kavanaugh, in honor of Mark Penn and Nancy Jacobson

Matthew Kaye

Billy and Ann Kaye

Peter Keane*

William Keen

Chris and Judy Keller

Carrill Kelly

Peter and Amy Keogh

Jim Kessler

Bruce Kieloch

Caitlin King Rossman*

Ian and Michelle Kleier

Rebecca Klemm

Gina Kline*

David Kline

Allison Kornstein*

Ross and Kaye Kory

Jennifer Kovach, in honor of Carolina Madinaveitia

Laurie Kramer

James and Linda Kreider

Harry and Ruth Kreiter

Alan and Kusum Krishnan

John Krugle and Kim Carioto-Krugle, in honor of Caitlin Krieck

Gail Kruzel

Sarah Kuhn

Alex Kumin

Ronald and Nancy Kurz

Ruth Kyle

Lenard Lacy*

Anne Ladky and Karen Fishman

Cheryl LaFleur

Nona Lambert

Elisabeth Lamotte

William and Laura Lamson

Joseph and Stephanie Lanasa

Zach Landau

Ben Langworthy

Malcolm Lassman and Camille Thornton

Jenna Lawrence

Richard and Susanne Leach

Miriam Leder

Susan Lee*

Jeffrey and Roberta Lee

David and Becky Legge

David Leiter and Tamara Luzzatto

Marc and Jacqueline Leland

Amy Leveton, in honor of Mark Penn and Nancy Jacobson

Katherine Levine*

Molly Levinson

Lauren Levites*, in honor of LIFT-

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ThankIng our donors

Chicago

Noah Levy

James and Betsy Lewis

Lawrence Libera and Corinne Husten, in honor of LIFT-DC

Sarah Licht, in honor of Katherine Conway

Matt Lieppe and Valerie Green

Tom Liguori

William and Dale Lipnick

Larry and Lainie Lipsher

Frederick and Marguerite Lodan

Josh Logan and Cory Sorensen Logan*

Paul London and Paula Stern

Natasha Lonnon, in honor of Janelle Rae

Loyola University Center for Experiential Learning

Lane Luskey

Matthew and Candace MacDonald*

Susan Magee

Gabrielle Devorah Malman

George Marcou and Karen Barker

Dan and Rosemary Marohn

Dorothy Marohn, in honor of Rosellen Marohn

Kenneth and Louise Marshall

Raymond and Luann Martin, in honor of Tony Brunswick and Rachel Dickerson

Larry and Lena Martin

Chris Martinelli

Jeffrey May

William and Gretchen Maynes

Brant Mayo*

Thomas Maza

Melissa Mazur*

Paul and Margaret McElligott

James and Donna McGee

Daniel McGee

Ryan McIntyre*

Joseph and Kiki McLean

Daniel Mehlman and Margaret Shirk, in honor of LIFT-The Bronx

Mark Mellman

David Mercer

William Methot and Margie Conway, in honor of Katherine Conway

Meredith Metzler

Michael and Mia Meyer

Charles and Sylvia Meyers

Tom and Janice Milone

Deborah Minor Harvey

Eric Misbach

Robert and Jill Monk

Linda Moodie

Michele Morales

Michael Morgenstern

Lucy Mullany*

Kevin Mulvaney

Edward and Sarah Mundy

Genevieve Munoz*

Frederick Mutter

Rajeev Nath and Marisa Giorgi*

Jim Neal, in honor of Mark Penn and Nancy Jacobson

Joseph Neale and Marcy Oppenheimer

Randolph and Nancy New

Meg Newman*

Eugene Newman and Maryellen Cunnion, in honor of Ruth Cunnion

North Shore Community Bank and Trust

Northwestern University

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Norton

Steve and Ilene Novack

OT and Linda Nuttall, in honor of Katherine Conway

Adam O’Byrne and Laura Smolowe, in honor of Kirsten Lodal

Ralph and Jane O’Connell

Mike O’Donnell*

Howard and Joan Oestreich

James O’Hare, in honor of Katie O’Hare

Kathy O’Hearn

William Okun

William and Pilar O’Leary

William and Elena Olin

Gregory and Elaine O’Loughlin*

Melissa O’Neill

Lana Orloff

Charles Orr

Kathryn Pappas

David Parades

Bruce and Amy Pascal

Robert and Margy Pastor

Jonathan and Marni Pastor*, in honor of LIFT Alumni Association

Scott Pastrick and Courtney Clark Pastrick

Shilpa Patel

William Pearce and Sarah Alexander

Jordan Pearlstein

Jeffrey and Lisa Peck

Matthew Perault

Elizabeth Perkowski

David Perlin

Robin Perry

Gregg and Julie Petersmeyer

Michael and Monica Peterson

Philadelphia Fresh Foods, LLC

Verena Phipps*

Thomas and Alice Pickering

Elizabeth Pierson

John and Lynn Pohanka

Gene Pokorny and Beth Lodal

Elinore Pollan, in honor of Lisa Pollan

Cynthia Pollan, in honor of Lisa Pollan

Lisa Pollan*

Eileen Pollan, in honor of the Pollan family

Daniel Pong

Sangeeta Prasad*

William and Dana Pratt

Edward and Leland Prince

Frederick and Diana Prince

Rob Quartel and Michella English

Victoria Rollins

Janelle Rae*, in honor of the Rae family

Peter Ragosa

Rajeev and Rachna Rawat

Pat Read

John Read

Tommy Reiser

Stewart and Anne Rennie

James and Ellen Reuler

Jessica Reveri*

Greg and Christina Rice*

Charles Riedel and Meredith Broadbent

Morgan Robinson*

Guy Robinson and Elizabeth Stribling

Charles Rockefeller

Justin Rockefeller

Dahlia Rockowitz*

William Roe

Roger and Fran Rooney

William Rosenberg

Martin Rosenblum

James Rowe and Lisa Adams

Jon Rubin

Miles and Nancy Rubin

Donald and Carol Rubin, in honor of Arianna Rubin

Pearl Rucker

Rick Rys, in honor of Katherine Conway

Jodi Sakol

Dan Sallick and Elizabeth Miller

Paul Saltzman

Lisa Sampugnaro, in honor of Victoria Sampugnaro

Angela Sampugnaro

Betty Sams

Ruth Samuelson

Sharday Sanchez, in honor of LIFT-The Bronx

Jeffrey Sandman and Nancy Sanders

Timothy Sawina and Jane Kennedy Sawina, in honor of Tony Brunswick and Rachel Dickerson

Dr. and Mr. Larry Schack

Jill Schuker

Blair Schwab*

Andrew Schwartz and Amy Goldberg

David Seeberan

Margaret Senese*

Susannah Shakow

Robert Shapiro

Mark and Maura Shapiro

Monisha Sharma*

Jeff and Kristin Sharp

Hillary Shayne*

Elizabeth Sheldon

Michael and Lysbeth Sherman

Peter Sherman and Tina Toll

Andy and Kimberly Shiff

Jemmy and Anne Shih

Charles Short

Sarah Shrewsbury

Carrie Shuchart*

John and Stephanie Shuchart

Gwen Shufro

Amandeep and Jasmeet Sidhu

Robert Siegel

Scott Siff

David and Diane Sigman

Dick and Patty Simon, in honor of Lisa Pollan

Warren and Florence Sinsheimer

Larry and Rebecca Sipos

Maral Skeisey

Craig Small, in honor of Erin Small

Eilliam and Erin Smith

Christa Smith

Thomas Smith

Mary Shernell Smith

Gerard and Angela Smith, in memory of Paul Francis Smith

David and Bernice Smotrich, in honor of Amit Smotrich

Lawrence and Judi Sobel

Maya Soble*

Arlo and Carol Sorensen

Gene and Allison Sperling

James and Cameron Speth

John and Patricia Stack

Kent and Nancy Stansberry, in

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ThankIng our donors

honor of John and Peggy Sadler

Kenneth and Alice Star

Patrick Steel and Lee Satterfield

Bernard and Sally Stein, in honor of Brian Kreiter

Virtre Sterling

Brooke Stetson

Max Stier and Florence Pan

James Stirn

Stuart and Ann Stock

Judith Stone

Howard and Janice Stoodley

John and Appy Stookey

Edwin and Mona Strassburger

Kimball Stroud

Duck Suh

Wendy Susswein

Stephanie Sutton

Alan and Patricia Svendsen

Kara Svendsen

Mary Svenstrup*

James and Terry Svenstrup

Rachael Swanson*

Alexandra Taber

William Taft

Robert and Hope Taft

Jonathan and Alisa Talisman

Derek Tarsy

William Taylor

Ryan Tetrick*

Evan and Osceola Thomas

Anne Thomas

Leonard Thomas

Mary Thomas*

Dan and Sue Thomas

Suzy Thompson

Justin and Debra Thornton

James and Nancy Tierney, in honor of Anne Romatowski

Howard and Lorraine Tischler

Margaret Touborg

Sina and Elizabeth Toussi

Emily Treleaven*

Gardner Tripp*

Isaac and Anne Tripp

Leo Tully, in memory of Mary Ann Fanning

Joan Turadek*, in honor of LIFT-The Bronx

Raymond Uhalde

John Uhar

University of Richmond

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Urraro, in honor of Terese Tornincaso

Richard Verville

Robert Victor and Lexa Edsall

Carroll and Nancy Voss, in honor of Alix Brown

Carol Wait

William and Sheila Walker

Jenonne Walker

Stuart Walker and Nicole Bagley

Bradley Walker and Valerie LoCascio

Roger and Judy Wallenstein

Faye Walsh

Haiyan Wang

Fanta Waterman*

Leon and Mabel Weil

David Weil, in honor of Marni Pastor

Craig and Shari Weil

Ari Weinberg and Charlotte Kaiser Weinberg, in honor of Anna Hoffman

Richard and Joann Weiner

John and Linda Weiss

Lee Wells*

Shawn Westcott*

Sharon White

Kevin and Judy White

Susan Whitney*

Zach and Michelle Williams

John and Constance Wilson

Jennifer Wilson*

Lyric Winik

Adam Winkel

Ellis Wisner, in memory of Christopher Makins

Harris Wofford

Jeremy and Becky Wolsk

Michael and Jennifer Wood

Kenneth and Dorothy Woodcock

Jessica Wyman*

Joanne Stone Wyman, in honor of Matt Cohen and Jessica Wyman

David Wyman

Jason Yeung, in honor of Verena Phipps

Colina Yip

Laird Yock

Michael and Mary Young, in honor of Tony Brunswick and Rachel Dickerson

Ameer Youssef

Alex Zakupowsky and Anne Collier

Michael Zeldin and Amy Rudnick

Emily Zimmet

Francisca Zizumbo*

Lauren Wilkins

Jill Zuckman

iN-KiND SuPPort1369 Coffeehouse, Cambridge MA

Andre Black

Blackfinn, Richmond VA

Boloco, Cambridge and Somerville MA

Burson-Marsteller

Capital Ale House, Richmond VA

The Case Foundation

Chipotle, Somerville MA

Cinderella’s Restaurant, Cambridge MA

City of Cambridge Human Services Department - Citywide Senior Center

City of Cambridge Human Services Department - Multi-service Center for the Homeless

City View, Philadelphia PA

Comcast, Richmond VA

Compare Supermarket, Bronx NY

Renee Cook

Edward Cunha

Danish Pastry House, Medford MA

DC Central Kitchen

Dick Blick Art Materials

Khyati Desai*

Famous Dave’s of America, Richmond VA

The First Korean Church of Richmond

Food Lion, Richmond VA

Foodmaster Super Markets, Inc, Somerville MA

Fordham University Cafeteria

Fordham University Community Service Program

Guerrero Grocery, Bronx NY

Harvest Co-Op Market, Cambridge MA

Iggy’s Bread of the World, Cambridge MA

Illinois Worknet

Johns Hopkins University Economics Department

Johns Hopkins University Public Health Studies Program

Kimbrick Knox*

Kroger, Richmond VA

Luna Café, Cambridge MA

Michael Masullo

Michael Matthews

The Melting Pot, Richmond VA

Met Food Markets, Bronx NY

The Middle East Restaurant, Cambridge MA

Mmm Kupcakes, Cambridge MA

Modern Food, Bronx NY

Monitor

Mr. Que’s Down Home Southern BBQ, Washington DC

National Womens Law Center, Washington DC

Lek Noci

Panera, Watertown MA

Peet’s Coffee and Tea, Cambridge MA

Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates

Picante Mexican Grill, Cambridge MA

Pioneer Supermarket, Bronx NY

Clifford Pollan and Peggy Kriss

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC,

Washington DC

Qdoba Mexican Grill, Richmond VA

Redbones Barbeque, Somerville MA

Ropes & Gray

Jordan Seltzer*

Talha Shamsi

SHARE Food Program

Smith Rothchild Financial

Springfield College

Starbucks Coffee, Richmond VA

STRIVE

Jackie Stewart*

Stop-N-Shop, Bronx NY

Taproot Foundation

TEAM Sound and Vision, Inc (Jody Weiss Gillanders and Peter Davis)

Robert Vanderhye

Whole Foods Market, Washington DC

Merle Wolf

WPVI-TV / ABC, Inc.

matChiNg giFtSArrow Adhesives Company

The Boston Consulting Group

Citi Foundation

ExxonMobil

GE Foundation

Glenview Capital Management

Goldman Sachs

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Kingdon Capital

Lumigent Technologies

National Starch and Chemical Foundation

Pfizer Foundation

United Services Automobile Association

United Technologies

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

* Indicates client, volunteer, alumni, or staff gift

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LIFT dIrecTory

Jon BudingtonCEO, GLOBAL THINKING

Rob CarmonaPRESIDENT AND FOUNDER, STRIVE INTERNATIONAL

Michelle DevereuxLIFT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CLINE DAVIS & MANN LLC

Lee FoleyMANAGING PARTNER, FOLEY, MALDONADO & O’TOOLE

Stanley A. FreemanPRINCIPAL, POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE PC

Michael GilliganGENERAL PARTNER, HERITAGE PARTNERS, INC.

Mark GreenbergDIRECTOR, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CENTER ON POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND PUBLIC POLICY

Susan Hirsch

Richard HochmanCHAIRMAN, REGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

Ted HowardEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE DEMOCRACY COLLABORATIVE

Brian J. KreiterCO-FOUNDER, LIFT MANAGER, RESEARCH ANALYTICS, BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES

Kirsten Lodal CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, LIFT

Marne Obernauer, Jr. (Board Chair)CHAIRMAN, BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY

William D. RahmPRINCIPAL, CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS, L.P.

Elizabeth RikerPARTNER, NEW PROFIT INC.

Arianna RubinSTUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD, TUFTS UNIVERSITY

Amy BakerNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Alix BrownMANAGER, INVESTOR RELATIONS AND EVENTS

Tony BrunswickVICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS

Liz CopelandDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

Heather DeckerPROGRAM MANAGER

Colleen FlynnMANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA RELATIONS

Amy HustadCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Kirsten LodalCEO AND CO-FOUNDER

Shannon MurphyPROGRAM MANAGER

Ben ReulerREGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LIFT-CHICAGO

Josh RomalisREGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LIFT-PHILADELPHIA

Anne RomatowskiMANAGER, PROGRAM DESIGN AND EVALUATION

Maicharia Weir LytleREGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LIFT-BOSTON

Marian WigginsDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

LIFT-bostonLIFT-Cambridge C/O THE CAMBRIDGE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER 19 BROOKLINE STREET, 1ST FLOOR CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 (617) 349-6338

LIFT-Somerville C/O THE FAMILY CENTER 366 SOMERVILLE AVENUE SOMERVILLE, MA 02143 (617) 591-9400

LIFT-ChicagoLIFT-Chicago 4554 NORTH BROADWAY, SUITE 329 CHICAGO, IL 60640 (773) 303-0700

LIFT-Evanston 1932 DEWEY AVENUE EVANSTON, IL 60201 (847) 491-6707

LIFT-new yorkLIFT-The Bronx C/O REFUGE HOUSE 2715 BAINBRIDGE AVENUE BRONX, NY 10458 (718) 733-3897

LIFT-PhiladelphiaLIFT-Philadelphia, North Office C/O PHILADELPHIA OIC 1231 NORTH BROAD STREET, 4TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA 19122 (215) 765-3430

LIFT-Philadelphia, West Office 203 SOUTH 60TH STREET, 1ST FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA 19139 (215) 474-1807

LIFT-Washington, DCLIFT-DC C/O PERRY SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER 128 M STREET, NW, SUITE 320 WASHINGTON, DC 20001 (202) 289-2525

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ComPilatioN aND eDitSColleen Flynnmanager, Communications and media relationsliFt

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